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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which country is MOST likely to have either a stablized or slowly growing population? | Canada |
| Why is the world's loss of biodiversity a sorce or concern? | Humans depend upon other organisms for food and oxygen. |
| An ecological footprint is the what? | Amount of land and ocean area needed to support one person. |
| Which of the following is a developing nation? : the United States, Canada, France, Ethiopia? | Ethiopia |
| The term "biodiversity" refers to? | The number and variety of species living on Earth. |
| In which country is the population likely to be increasing most rapidly? | Kenya |
| During the ____ period(s), humans altered their habitats. | Hunter-gatherer, Agricultural rev., Industrial rev. |
| Which of the following describes the depletion of a renewable resource? | Intensive cultivation of farmland that exhausts soil nutrients. |
| _____ is a biodegradable material that becomes a pollutant if allowed to accumulate more rapidly than it can decompose. | Newspaper |
| The introduction of harmful chemicals or wastes into the enviroment is called _______. | Pollution |
| In experiment, the factor of interest is called the _______. | Variable |
| A model of a dinosaur is an example of a _____ model. | physical |
| the classification and collection of data that are in the form of numbers is called what? | statistics |
| The chance an earthquake will occur in your town is an example of what? | Risk |
| The group that does not receive the experimental treatment in an experiment is the ______. | Control Group |
| Numeric information called ________ is gathered in an experiment. | Data |
| A(n) ______ can explain an observation and predict what might happen in future. | Theory |
| The first step in decision making model is to explore both positive and negative _________ of each option. | Consequence |
| A(n) __________ is one type of graph that is particularly useful for organizing and comparing experimental data for several things in one graph. | Bar Graph |
| Principles or standards we consider important are known as _______. | Values |
| A fault is a break in the Earth's what? | Crust |
| How did the Himalaya Mountains form? | colliding tectonic plates |
| Deep currents flow along the _____. | Ocean floor |
| The Richter scale best describes the what? | Magnitude of an earthquake |
| With respect to matter, Earth is mostly ______. | a closed system |
| A volcano is a mountain built from ________. | Magma |
| The ozone layer is located in the ____________. | Stratosphere |
| The total quantity of dissolved salts in the ocean is? | salinity |
| Which of the following are producers of oxygen? : Plants, animals, automobiles, industries. | Plants |
| The part of the Earth that contains the air we breath is called the? | Atmosphere |
| The energy in most ecosystems comes from _______. | the sun |
| A gymnosperm is a(n) _______. | Plant |
| Which kind of organism obtains energy only from pioneer species? | Shrubs |
| Yeasts that make bread rise belong to the ______ kingdom. | Fungi |
| The initial source of food in most land ecosystems is ___________. | Phytoplankton |
| single-celled organisms obtains energy from producers? | herbivores |
| Which organism is likely to be in the bottom trophic level of a food chain? | Algae |
| Algea are a type of organism in the kingdom of ______. | Protists |
| Athlete's foot is a disease caused by ______. | Fungi |
| Bacteria and Fungi are examples of a group of consumers called _________. | Decomposers |
| Tropical rainforests are threatened by what? | deforestation and the trade if rain forest plants and animals. |
| Biomes are what? | described by their vegetation. |
| Estivating is? | Sleeping through the dry season. |
| Deserts are... | often formed on the dry side of mountain ranges. |
| The distance north or south of the equator, as measured in degrees, is called... | latitude |
| If you visited the savanna, you would likely see... | large herds of grazing animals, such as rhinos, gazelles, and giraffes. |
| The deforestation of the rain forests may cause climate changes which, in turn, may affect ______. | Flooding |
| The main factor that determines what type of plants grow in a biome is ? | Temp. and Precipitaion. |
| The ______ layer of the rainforest receives the most sunlight. | canopy |
| A ________ biome recieves 200 to 450 cm of raian per year. | Rainforest |
| Estuaries | are ecosystems where both fresh water and salt water are prestent. |
| In the ______ zone, the wter is cool and dark | benthic |
| Which organism produces most of the food in an aquatic ecosystem? | phytoplankton |
| What causes most coastal pollution in the Untited States? | industrial waste and sewage |
| what adaptation prevents phytoplayton from sinking into deep waters? | flagella |
| which of the following is not an enviromental function of wetland? | increasing runoff |
| Swamps are commonly found on | flat, poorly drained land |
| The marjotity of marine organisms are found in? | shollow, coastl waters. |
| In the _____ zone, life is diverse and abundant | littoral |
| What ecosystem has the highest level of salanity? | salt marsh |
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